Abstract: A method for providing directions includes receiving at a server, from at least one fixed wireless communication device, information identifying a current location of a portable communication device. The portable communication device has short range wireless communication capability. The at least one fixed wireless communication device is located within a building. The method further includes identifying a direction of movement to be communicated to the portable communication device to direct it towards a destination within the building. The method also includes transmitting the direction of movement to the portable communication device from the server via a fixed wireless communication device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2006
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Paul Andrew Moskowitz, Anthony Levas, Stephen J. Boies, Samuel Dinkin, Philip Shi-Lung Yu